1952 Map of Kenai A-3

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Tustumena Lake dominates the upper half of this 1950s survey, its waters reaching into Nikolai Bay and Big Bay along the north-central shore. The landscape is characterized by the expansive Kenai National Moose Range, which encompasses a complex network of waterways including Nikolai Creek, Crooked Creek, and the North Fork Deep Creek. Isolated Cabin and Cabins labels are scattered along the shoreline of Caribou Island and near the mouths of creeks like Bear Creek, indicating the presence of seasonal dwellings or remote outposts in this wilderness area during the early 1950s. The topography transitions from the low-lying lake margins to the rising elevations along the Approximate Boundary in the south, where the drainage systems of Fox Creek and other smaller tributaries begin their descent toward the lake.